Bees use antennae to decode hive mates’ dances in the dark
Researchers at the University of Edinburgh have unveiled how honeybees interpret waggle dances to locate food, using their antennae in darkness, a study that could influence technology design.
Bee-2-Bee influencing: Bees master complex tasks through social interaction
Recent research published in Nature reveals that bumblebees can learn complex tasks through observation, challenging the belief that advanced social learning is unique to humans.
Honey bees may inherit altruistic behavior from their mothers
From Penn State 03/11/23 True altruism is rare behavior in animals, but a new study by Penn State researchers has found that honey bees display this trait. Additionally, they found that an evolutionary battle of genetics may determine the parent they inherit it from. For the study, published in the journal Molecular Ecology, the researchers […]